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The Noth American edition of Indian Express covers Asha Stanford Holi 2010
THE POPULAR annual Holi celebrations and fundraiser by non-profit organization Asha Stanford Chapter, which helps support projects in education of Disadvantaged Children in India, will be held on March 27 at Sandhill fields, Stanford University... Read more

NPR's Nationwide Radio Show: Morning edition Covers Asha Holi
Sunday marks the beginning of Holi, the Festival of Colors, a holiday observed by Hindus around the world. Commentator Sandip Roy has childhood memories of smearing himself with paint for the festivities in India. Nowadays, Hindus aren't the only ones getting in on the fun... Read more

SILICONEER covers Asha Holi
Asha Stanford, a non-profit volunteer group catalyzing socio-economic change in India through the medium of education, plans its annual Holi, the Indian spring festival of color March 28... Read more

Work an Hour 2009
Work An Hour, or WAH, as it is popularly known, is a summer-long, global, online fundraising campaign based on a simple concept. Participants are asked to symbolically Work an Hour towards the cause of children's education by donating an hour's worth or more of their salary.

Holi09
Asha Stanford - HOLI '09

Great Success... Thanks everyone for being a part of it.

Asha supported NGO HEALDS gets best NGO award from Namakkal Collector
HEALDS - Health Education and Alternative Development Service is an organization in Mohanur region of TN...

Upcoming Events

Asha Stanford Holi 2013

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Asha Stanford's Holi is back this year for 2 days on Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, 7th. Stanford's Holi is the largest and best-loved celebration of its kind in the bay area. With close to 10,000 people attending the event last year, this year's Holi will be bigger than ever.

The Hunt

Join us at 320-105 Main Quad on the Stanford campus on Saturday, October 13th for an exciting scavenger hunt exploring the Stanford campus. Tickets sold here.

Walk the Dish 2012

Join us in front of the Graduate Community Center (GCC, 750 Escondido Rd) at 4:00pm, Sunday, Sept. 23 for the annual Asha Stanford dish hike. We will take students around the trail and then after the short (~3.3 mile) hike we will have Indian food in the Havana Room in GCC starting at around 7pm. See you guys there!

Asha Stanford Holi 2012

SOLD OUT!

Asha Stanford's Holi is back this year for 2 days on April 7th and 8th. Stanford's Holi is the largest and best-loved celebration of its kind in the bay area. With over 5000 people last year, this year's Holi will be bigger than ever.

Past Events

3rd i's Film Festival (non-Asha event)

3rd i's Ninth Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival will take place November 9-13, 2011. Five days of shorts, documentaries, and feature films from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora. This year the festival will present over 15 programs from countries including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tibet, UK and USA. For more information on the complete festival program, please visit our website at: www.thirdi.org/festival

Walk the Dish 2011

Join us in front of the Graduate Community Center (GCC, 750 Escondido Rd) at 4:30pm, Saturday, Sept. 24 for the annual Asha Stanford dish hike. We will take students around the trail and then after the short (~3.3 mile) hike we will have Indian food in the Havana Room in GCC starting at around 7pm. See you guys there!

Asha Stanford Holi 2011

SOLD OUT

Asha Stanford's Holi is back this year on April 3rd. Stanford's Holi is the largest and best-loved celebration of its kind in the bay area. With over 5000 people last year, this year's Holi will be bigger than ever.

Walk the Dish 2010

Join us in front of the Graduate Community Center (GCC, 750 Escondido Rd) at 4pm, Sunday, Sept. 19 for the annual Asha Stanford dish hike. We will take students around the trail and then after the short (~3 mile) hike we will have Indian food in the Havana Room in GCC. See you guys there!

Samarth - GDOHWA

Samarth, meaning "able", is run by the Ganjam District Orthopaedically Handicapped Welfare Association(GDOHWA). The project aims to eliminate discrimination towards and dependency among disabled children in the Ganjam district of Orissa. Asha Stanford has chosen Samarth to be its Work an Hour project for 2010. You can find more information regarding Samarth here or here.

Asha Bollywood Antakshari 2010 5:30pm to 10pm, Sat, May 22, 2010

Bollywood Antakshari 2010

Come join us at the Old Union Clubhouse Ballroom and enjoy a night of music, dance and free food! Click Here to Register your Team Today!

Holi 2010 Sat, March 27, 2010

(NOT Feb 27th)

HOLI 2010

Thanks to everyone that came out and made Asha Stanford's Holi a huge success!

The North American edition of Indian Express covers Asha Stanford Holi 2010

"Khosla ka Ghosla" Movie night at Stanford

WAH 2009 July 15-Sept 15, 2009

WAH 2009

Work an Hour 2009 is official over! Thanks to everyone that helped out. The donation interface will still be open, if you are still interested in making a donation. Thank you!

Past Events

Holi 2009 Sat, March 28, 2009

HOLI 2009

Thanks to everyone that helped make HOLI a big success!

'V' 2008

An an all new assortment of entertaining performances by popular groups around the bay area and Stanford campus buoyed the audiences to make a memorable and enteraining evening.Thanks to everyone who came and supported us.

Saturday, 20th September

Walk the Dish at Stanford New and old Stanford students joind Asha members for a stroll to the Stanford dish while learning more about Asha, our projects and the ways to get involved. View pictures

Work an hour 2008 July 15 - Sept 15

Thanks to all the donors of WAH 2008. Your contributions to Asha Stanford will go towards supporting the Mandra Lions Project in West Bengal.

Holi 2008 - The festival of colors!
Thanks for coming out and making it so much fun. Each of your contributions to Asha Stanford will help change the life of a child in India. Thanks for making it a huge success. View Pictures
V- will rock you
V' will rock you - A musical night!
Performances by music and dance groups from the bay area. Thanks everyone for making it a huge success.
View pictures from the event
"Walk the Dish 2007"

Walked the dish at Stanford while talking about Asha, its objectives and processes.
View pictures from the event

Projects

Holi 2010 Featured project
Project Samartha

GDOHWA - Ganjam District Orthopaedically Handicapped Welfare Association

Chhatrapur, Ganjam District
ORISSA

IRDMS IRDMS: Primary Education for Tribal People

Orissa
Abhas
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Holi 2008